36 CASUARINAS OR SHEOAKS. 
Alike frequent 
is the Pendent 
Casuarina (Ca- 
NN suarina quadri- 
<> SNA) valvis), the spe- 
cay ®, 
J 
\\ cies with coarser 
Y= : SAY} mostly pendu- 
Si} lous foliage of 
less vivid green, 
with 9 to 12 
leaves united 
around = each 
usually — elon- 
gated joint, each 
terminated into 
an acute point, 
with long stami- 
nate spikes and 
much _ exserted 
seed - bearing 
bracteoles. This 
species does 
not extend to 
Queensland, but 
advances into 
South Australia. 
It is a tree not 
without import- 
ance, as it will 
live in sterile 
Fie. XV.—(Casuarina suberosa).—1, staminate flowers; goj]. even helps 
2, pistillate flowers; 3, pollen-grain; 4, stigmas and bract ; er : 
5, fruit; 3, magnified 300 times diametrically. to bind drift- 
sands of the 
coast, is of celerity of growth and yields superior fuel. Pastoral 
animals browse on the foliage, which is acidulous from a crystal- 
lisable substance allied to bicitrate of lime. The grey Casuarina 
(Casuarina glauca) is a tall species, confined in our territory to 
